Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mouth is a window to overall health. Javier Zayas Photography via Getty Images You likely think about cavities and gum health ...

When a 52-year-old woman from Cromwell, CT, sat in a dentist’s chair one day in April 2024, her registered dental hygienist (RDH) performed a prophylaxis. This is a thorough, personalized preventive ...

It is hard for some of us to believe that 2024 is almost done. With it being early November, 2025 is on the horizon, and we will soon celebrate New Year's Day. The beginning of a new year is always an ...

You can love dentistry and still feel wrecked by it. Not because you're weak. Not because you're "negative." Not because you need to "be more resilient." You can be clinically excellent, deeply ...

The Virginia Dental Association claims the dental hygienist shortage in Virginia is a workforce and public health crisis. But members of the Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association reject that ...